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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1922
Page
3
A Lake Michigan reader reports irregularities resolved after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sonative Wash. The letter claims complete cure and endorses trying the product when family physicians fail. Also included is a discussion on MPs salaries and a brief joke about a bridge almsgiving job.
An illustrated Pan American Union piece by Moses B. Cotsworth argues for a 28 day fixed month system with twelve 28 day months and a pre-year extra holiday. It claims current Gregorian flaws disrupt business accounting and weekly cycles, and proposes replacing months with uniform 28 day blocks plus a new Sol month and fixed weekday dates.
The text recounts Henry II's 1559 silk hose idea for his sister’s marriage, notes France’s first silk stocking factory in Bois de Boulogne, and traces stockinet manufacturing to later centuries. It also discusses amateur work versus professionalism, pondering what an amateur loves and why spirit shapes flaws like spelling and grammar.
Capt. B K N Jackson of the Signal corps photographed World War I scenes from France to Hoboken. He documented Wilson visits and armistice era events. Now a staff photographer for the New York Daily News, he remains active with American Legion Post 843.
H Nelson Jackson of Burlington Vermont, a national vice commander of the American Legion, carried a message from American World War service men to the British Legion. Jackson, veteran of the Medical Corps, earned the DSO Croix de Guerre and Legion of Honor, rising to lieutenant colonel. He urged stronger ties to bring peace as Commander Hanford MacNider spoke for mutual duty.
Robert M. Thompson of Christchurch World war veteran has returned home after months in the insane asylum at Elgin Illinois. Acting on Canadian guidance he sought help at the Chicago veterans bureau where he says he was soon confined and poorly treated. He allegedly smuggled letters out and was released only on condition he quit the United States.
In Jesup Iowa a small town with under 800 residents shows 180 American Legion members. Correc tionville residents seeking help must go through a citizens committee and local posts. In Clay County 276 of 1500 men surveyed reported some disability in a Red Cross and Legion canvass. A Cedar Rapids auxiliary delegate proclaimed being German born yet wholly American in spirit and noted two sons in service.
Lesson outlines Esther 3 through 9 focusing on a brave queen who defies danger to save her people. Mordecai urges action, Esther fasts and pleads with the king, and Haman’s plot is foiled. Deliverance comes through courage and providence as the Jews gain defense against their enemies.
A religious verse from Joshua 24 15 urging commitment to serve the Lord by each household. It frames choosing whom to serve and declares a personal pledge to serve the Lord.
A compact reflection on integrity quoting Herbert on lying to self and others. The phrasing emphasizes courage as a virtue against deception and falsehood.
A pithy line notes that what elders value as playthings often becomes business in later life. The remark reflects on shifting priorities and the serious costs of aging in a marketplace mindset.
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